Dhanbad, India climate

Csa Hot-summer Mediterranean

Dhanbad has a mildly seasonal tropical climate (Hot-summer Mediterranean, Köppen Csa). The hottest month is May with an average daily high near 99°F, while the coldest is January averaging around 49°F at night. Precipitation totals about 59 inches a year and is strongly seasonal — June alone averages 14.1 inches while March barely receives 0.00 inches.

☀️ Summers

Very hot

Highs near 99°F in May.

About 94 days a year above 90 °F

❄️ Winters

Cool

Lows near 49°F in January.

🌧️ Rain

Wet

About 59 in of rain a year.

Wettest in June

⛅ Sky & trend

Fairly sunny

More sun than cloud through the year.

+0.1 °F vs 50 years ago

Temperature & precipitation

Daily high–low temperature range with the monthly average, plus monthly precipitation · 1991–2020 normals · hover a month for the exact figures

Clear vs cloudy days

Share of days each month that are clear, partly cloudy or cloudy · 1991–2020 · hover a month for the day counts

Dhanbad climate normals (1991–2020)

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	75	81	89	97	99	93	86	85	86	85	80	76
Avg temp (°F)	62	68	76	83	87	84	79	79	79	75	69	63
Avg low (°F)	49	54	62	70	74	75	73	73	71	66	57	50
Precipitation (in)	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.5	14.1	12.5	12.4	11.7	3.0	1.8	0.1

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Avg high (°F)	75	81	89	97	99	93
Avg temp (°F)	62	68	76	83	87	84
Avg low (°F)	49	54	62	70	74	75
Precipitation (in)	0.6	1.0	0.0	0.9	0.5	14.1

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg high (°F)	86	85	86	85	80	76
Avg temp (°F)	79	79	79	75	69	63
Avg low (°F)	73	73	71	66	57	50
Precipitation (in)	12.5	12.4	11.7	3.0	1.8	0.1

How often — frequency of weather events

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	3	3	4	10	17	17	12	5	1	0.9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	1	14	23	25	17	5	3	4	3	0.0	—

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Days with measurable rain (days)	2	2	3	3	4	10
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	—	1	14	23	25	17

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Days with measurable rain (days)	17	17	12	5	1	0.9
Days with high ≥ 90°F (days)	5	3	4	3	0.0	—

Sky & atmosphere

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	22	25	29	35	51	78	89	88	74	41	22	18
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	23	19	19	15	7	1	0.1	0.0	3	15	22	25
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	5	6	8	11	16	8	3	4	7	8	5	4
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	3	3	4	4	8	21	28	27	20	8	3	2
Relative humidity (%)	55	46	35	31	41	64	84	89	88	80	70	62
Wind speed (mph)	3.7	4.0	4.6	4.5	4.9	5.7	5.6	4.9	4.3	3.1	2.8	3.2

Jan – Jun	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun
Cloud cover (%)	22	25	29	35	51	78
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	23	19	19	15	7	1
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	5	6	8	11	16	8
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	3	3	4	4	8	21
Relative humidity (%)	55	46	35	31	41	64
Wind speed (mph)	3.7	4.0	4.6	4.5	4.9	5.7

Jul – Dec	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Cloud cover (%)	89	88	74	41	22	18
Clear days (≤ 30% cloud)	0.1	0.0	3	15	22	25
Partly cloudy days (30–70%)	3	4	7	8	5	4
Cloudy days (≥ 70%)	28	27	20	8	3	2
Relative humidity (%)	84	89	88	80	70	62
Wind speed (mph)	5.6	4.9	4.3	3.1	2.8	3.2

Methodology & sources

Temperature & precipitation — 1991–2020 normals computed from 25 years of daily observations at M.o. Ranchi, a weather station, about 125 km from the city centre. The underlying daily records come from NOAA's global station network.

Cloud, humidity, wind & sunshine — modelled estimates from NASA POWER, NASA's satellite-and-reanalysis climatology. This is the standard global source for atmospheric variables, which are not measured at most weather stations.

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